Consultation report : Canada’s possible accession to the United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.: Em12-32/2017E-PDF
“Canada is a party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Convention). The Convention entered into force for Canada on April 10, 2010. Its purpose is to ensure that all people with disabilities enjoy the same human rights, freedoms and respect as other people. It requires countries to promote equality and prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities. As a party to the Convention, Canada can accede to (or join) the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Optional Protocol contains two procedures to strengthen the implementation of the Convention: an individual communications procedure and an inquiry procedure"--Overview, p. 1.
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| Title | Consultation report : Canada’s possible accession to the United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. |
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| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Digital text |
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| Description | 3 p. |
| ISBN | 978-0-660-09040-5 |
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| Departmental catalogue number | SSD-194-07-17E |
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